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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Morton Corner, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Morton Corner and the surrounding area.
- Astronomy & Satellites ...
- Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above
website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed
sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
- To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above,
we pass this GPS location for Morton Corner:
- 44.790264, -92.472199
- Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Morton Corner
- Bird Watching ...
- We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
- The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Pierce County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pierce County
- Since Morton Corner is near Saint Croix County and also Goodhue County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Croix County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Goodhue County
- Waymarking ...
- Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Morton Corner
Curious and Interesting Names Near Morton Corner ...
As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Diamond Bluff
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Diamond Bluff is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Bluff
- Glover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Glover is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover
- Moeville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rock Elm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Rock Elm is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Elm
- Snows Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snows Corner is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snows Corner
- Spring Valley
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Viking
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Viking is located in Pierce County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking
- Wildwood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood is located in Saint Croix County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
How Far From Morton Corner to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Morton Corner to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Morton Corner and extending to:
- Ellsworth, which is the Seat of Pierce County, lies just to the South.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 193 miles [310.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Morton Corner to Madison, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 890 miles [1,432.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Morton Corner) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Morton Corner to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Morton Corner. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 44.7903, Longitude: -92.4722 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.736 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.496 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.26 degrees. |
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